Tuesday, December 30, 2014
York (York Imperial) *
This drunkenly diagonal apple is large and distinctly ribbed, with an attractive red-orange blush streaky over dull green. Look closely to see regular tan spots.
After a month or two of storage, these bear a sweet aroma. The peel is a bit waxy.
Monday, December 15, 2014
Watercore
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Watercore in a Lady Apple. Click for close-up. |
You'd think juiciness would be a straightforward trait specific to each apple variety.
Coarse-grained apples, with large cells, hold more juice than fine-graned, smaller-cell breeds. Watermelon vs potato.
Sometimes however things get a little haywire and the tree forces water, tree-sap really, into the apple so fast that some of it ends up between the cells.
Labels:
commentary,
nomenclature,
pomiculture,
watercore
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Apples on the Web: New England Apples
Where better to locate a regional focus on apples than my own New England? (Pardon my parochialism!)
And who better to write on that topic than the former director of the New England Apple Grower's Association (and its current senior writer), Russell Powell?
Powell, who has penned two books about apples, publishes and writes New England Apples.
It's an uncluttered blog that also features apple photos (and writing) by Bar Lois Weeks, the Association's current Executive Director.
These columns blend commentary, recipes, history, and description with an emphasis on the first of these.
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Photo: NASA |
Powell, who has penned two books about apples, publishes and writes New England Apples.
It's an uncluttered blog that also features apple photos (and writing) by Bar Lois Weeks, the Association's current Executive Director.
These columns blend commentary, recipes, history, and description with an emphasis on the first of these.
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Aurora vs. Mutsu smackdown
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Aurora Golden Gala (R) meets a yellow late-season Mutsu. (Mutsu is often sold green.) |
But I ran into some surprises at first bite.
Labels:
Aurora,
Aurora Golden Gala,
commentary,
comparisons,
Crispin,
Mutsu
Monday, December 1, 2014
Sweet Winter Pennock **

The cheerful orange-red blush runs from streaky to saturated but covers most of a subdued yellow-green.
Russet-colored lenticels are prominent in the blush, and there's a copper-and-green russet at the crown and in crackles down the side.
Labels:
**,
apple review,
Fall,
October,
Sweet Winter Pennock
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